jeffconnors
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:arated: :arated: :arated:ScottF said:My favorite 'Whippet-style' hat is the Dobbs Hanover Square.
:arated: :arated: :arated:ScottF said:My favorite 'Whippet-style' hat is the Dobbs Hanover Square.
Whippet's are not all the same.I have one that is very similar to my borsalino's,thin, soft,lightweight felt.The brown one...It has a thinner ribbon too.rlk said:...I won't be going out of my way to find a Whippet in my size(unless it was in a special color and/or cheap enough for resale). Doesn't stack up favorably against competitors "Whippet-Style" hats unless resale value is your priority.
Michaelshane said:Whippet's are not all the same.I have one that is very similar to my borsalino's,thin, soft,lightweight felt.The brown one...It has a thinner ribbon too.
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Just a woof....CRH said:What would your estimation be, Michaelshane?
One or two woofs thinner on the brown one?
Surely not a whole bark thinner...?
Michaelshane said:Whippet's are not all the same.I have one that is very similar to my borsalino's,thin, soft,lightweight felt.The brown one...It has a thinner ribbon too.
While I mostly agree with your premise, model names(Whippet.etc) are a lot more specific than quality designations(Royal DeLuxe) that are mere price points. The models may adjust over time but stand for specific style characteristics(Playboy and Playboy 2's aren't related except by spelling however).zetwal said:The same can be said for most (if not all) models or quality designations. I have noticed that this isn't fully appreciated around here. Most seem to think that all hats with the same marketing descriptors are the same. This just isn't so. Not all Stratoliners are the same. Not all Whippets are the same. Not all Clear Beavers are the same. Not all Royal Deluxes are the same. Not all Playboys are the same. Not all Alessandrias are the same. Not all Vagabonds are the same. Not all Flagships are the same. Not all Trionfos are the same. And so on right down the line. Once you've come across several examples of any type of hat (be it a particular model or quality designation) the differences are often as striking as the similarities.
Yeps said:I was away from my computer and missed this one. Shame, but it is a little small anyway.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...0533203&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_793
handlebar bart said:The original owner got their money's worth out of that hat. Not sure that one will clean up very well.
Tango Yankee said:Oh, if tackled by someone who knows what they are doing it should turn out OK. Whomever won it got themselves a pretty good deal.
What I want to know is has anyone ever been convinced to check out a listing because the seller put L@@K!!! in the title? For some reason I find that rather annoying, and if I L@@K!!! it's in spite of, not because of it being there.
It's funny the sort of things that can set people off, isn't it? lol
Cheers,
Tom
barrowjh said:http://cgi.ebay.com/1930-40s-RESIST...Men_s_Women_s_Accessories&hash=item45f3d49caa
I can't resist pointing this out - the seller's verbal description states that the size is 6 7/8, but fits more like a 7. The pictures include the production tag, which is marked 7 1/8! Nice looking Resistol, but I don't care for the 2 1/4 brim. Of course, that is suspect - it looks narrower than 2 1/4 to me, and this seller has some issues with accuracy. Anybody looking for a really nice 7 1/8 stingy?